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AUGUST 27 – 30, 2026

Day One – Thursday August  27, 2026 @ Flying Dutchman Alpacas, LLC
Location: 66520 Gerking Market Rd, Bend, OR 97703

8.30 Arrive – Continental Breakfast & Coffee available
9.00 - Welcome Scott & Debbie Miller- Crescent Moon Alpacas and Amanda VandenBosch
Speakers for 2026 Education with a Destination9.30 - 10.45 Derik King, MD Fiber Analytics - Let's measure it!
Update on research and benchmarks, moving forward, new happenings, lots to report!
10.45 - 11.15 Karen Curtis - Alpacas and creating new markets, exciting happenings!
11.30 - 12.45 Fiber - hands on - Cathy Merkley, Canada - AOA Judge
Get the best from alpacas- looking at grades and end use, sort, grade and determine end use for your fiber- value added-win win!
12.45 - 1.30 Lunch
1.30- 2.20 Bruno Franco, Peru - History of Arte Michell, tradition and cultural aspects and community and Peru. News updates on 2027 International Fiesta in Peru.
Join us and Quechua Benefit on the tour – October 2027 – see QR code for sign up
2.30 - 3.15 Brian Barfield - Technology advances and use of AI and systems for shows, IFA, data collection and fiber sales.
3.30 - 4.45 Cathy Merkley AOA Judge & Derik King, Amanda VandenBosch - Hands on Fleece, linking the traits- Let's get down to really understanding the data and linking the visual and tactile qualities.
5.00 Travel to Cascades Academy (5 mins) for Quechua Benefit & Arte Michell Evening
5.15 - 7.00 - Appetizers and Wine and Cocktails (Traditional Peruvian Pisco) Evening
Sponsored by Mazuri Feeds with gratitude

DAY 2 Friday August 28, 2026 Location Flying Dutchman Alpacas, LLC

8.30 - 9.00 Continental Breakfast
9.00 am – 10.00 Bob Sash - Retired Tax Accountant CPA - Tiskwila Farm Alpacas, IL Taxes and accounting - approach your business with this invaluable knowledge
10.00 -10.30 Tim Vincent - Celebrity Sales - Auction - Put your best foot forward – Learn about selling and buying alpacas and valuable marketing opportunities.
10.45 -12.30 Derik King, MD, Helen Testa, Cathy Merkley & Amanda VandenBosch- AOA Judges Hands on fleece - Linking data, biopsies histograms, skirting, show possibilities and making the most of your breeding decisions
12.30 Travel to Crescent Moon Ranch for lunch - Famous Fried Chicken - Not to be missed!!
2.00 - 3.30 - Helen Testa - Cathy Merkley AOA Judges - Show Ring and Judge perspective, hands on, answer all the questions you always wanted to ask.
3.30 - 4.00 Breeder Round Table - Bring your questions - Breeders will share knowledge
4.00 - 6.00 Pizza & Drinks “Stroll on the Moon”
Auction Alpaca Preview – Visit with consigners, presenters, breeders, view alpacas, enjoy!

Day 3 - Saturday August 29 2026 AUCTION DAY - At Deschutes County Fairgrounds

8.30 Continental Breakfast available
9.00 -10.00 Tim McCarty - Heather's Acres Alpaca Farm
Building your Brand-Why Branding is Critical to Business Success.
8.30 to 1.30 – Preview of Auction Alpacas OpenBreak out groups with Judge Helen Testa and Alpaca Consultant by appointment
1.45 pm Event - 2026 - Alpaca Auction held by Celebrity Sales

Day 4 - Sunday 30 August 2026 - At Crescent Moon Ranch
8.30 am – 9.00 Breakfast
9.15 -12.30 Dr Oxley, DVM - Neonatal clinic, hands on, tips and tricks on care of alpacas, everyone learns, practical, informative, alpaca health from cria to geriatric stages of care, invaluable!
LUNCH and The GREAT DUCK SCRAMBLE

 
Schedule: Subject to change *

Having fun with the duck scramble!

Previous presenters: Experts Dr Julio Sumar and Dr Ahmed Tibary